President Obama has finally announced officially that Charlie Bolden is being nominated to serve as the next NASA Administrator. Lori Garver is being nominated as his deputy. Both posts require …
George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute will hold a day-long symposium on Aligning Policies and Budgets on June 2, 2009. The event is free, but an RSVP is required at …
President Obama wasted no time signing into law the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (S. 454). Less than 24 hours after the bill received final approval in Congress, …
Space Acquisitions: Challenges in Commercializing Technologies Developed Under the Small Business Innovation Research Program. GAO-11-21. November 2010. (41 pages) Global Positioning System: Challenges in Sustaining and Upgrading Capabilities Persist. GAO-10-636, …
Thanks to Brendan Curry of the Space Foundation for the following info about the space exhibit at the new Capitol Visitor Center on Capitol Hill. Perhaps a place to visit …
The House and Senate will both be in recess next week (May 25-29, 2009). Congressional hearings during recess periods are uncommon, and none is currently scheduled related to space activities. …
The House unanimously agreed to the conference report on the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act (S. 454, conference report H. Rept. 111-124) on May 21, 2009, clearing the measure for …
Thanks to Aviation Week’s Amy Butler for posting the Air Force’s unfunded requirements list for FY2010 on her blog so that is available on the Web. Third on the list …
In a May 20, 2009 phone call with the orbiting STS-125 crew, President Obama told them “The space program’s always described our willingness to stretch beyond current boundaries and to …
House and Senate conferees reached agreement on May 19, 2009 on legislation (H.R. 2101/S. 454) to reform the defense acquisition process. GAO earlier had reported that for DOD’s 96 major …